David Hirschfelder

David Hirschfelder

David Hirschfelder (born 18 November 1960) is an Australian film score composer and performer.

Hirschfelder was born and raised in Ballarat, Victoria.

He has worked and performed with the jazz fusion band Pyramid, Little River Band and John Farnham, and had composed scores for films including Strictly Ballroom (1992), Shine (1996), Sliding Doors (1998), Elizabeth (1998), Hanging Up (2000), Peaches (2004), Australia (2008), and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010).

He has worked numerous times with directors Ian Gilmour, Craig Monahan, Ann Turner, Roger Spottiswoode and Baz Luhrmann.

In 1999 the score for Elizabeth (composed for a 90-piece orchestra and a 40-piece choir) was nominated for an Oscar, and was honoured with a BAFTA award and an APRA award for Best Original Score.

He composed for the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Contents

Selective filmography

Year Film Directed by Notes
1990 Skirts Brendan Maher, Richard Sarell & Ian Gilmour TV series
1992 Strictly Ballroom Baz Luhrmann
1994 Dallas Doll Ann Turner
1996 Shine Scott Hicks
Dating the Enemy Megan Simpson Huberman
1998 Sliding Doors Peter Howitt also orchestrator
The Interview Craig Monahan
Elizabeth Shekhar Kapur also conductor and orchestrator
1999 What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? Ian Mune
2000 Hanging Up Diane Keaton
Better Than Sex Jonathan Teplitzky
The Weight of Water Kathryn Bigelow also conductor
2002 Bootleg Ian Gilmour TV mini-series
2003 The Wannabes Nick Giannopoulos
2004 Standing Room Only Deborra-Lee Furness Short film
Peaches Craig Monahan
BlackJack Peter Andrikidis, Ian Watson & Kate Woods TV series, all episodes except pilot
The Five People You Meet In Heaven Lloyd Kramer TV film ; also conductor
2006 Aquamarine Elizabeth Allen also conductor
Irresistible Ann Turner
2007 Shake Hands with the Devil Roger Spottiswoode
2008 The Children of Huang Shi Roger Spottiswoode
Salute Matt Norman documentary
Australia Baz Luhrmann also harmonica musician
2009 The Blue Mansion Glen Goei
2010 I Love You Too Daina Reid
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Zack Snyder Animated film
2011 Sanctum Alister Grierson

Awards and nominations

APRA-AGSC Awards

Annual awards presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC).

References

  1. ^ "2008 Winners – Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/ScreenAwards/History/2008Winners.aspx. Retrieved 29 April 2010. 

External links